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enWhy We Can't Solve Big Problemshttp://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/429690/why-we-cant-solve-big-problems/
<p>Has technology failed us?</p><p>On July 21, 1969, Buzz Aldrin <a onclick="target=&quot;0&quot;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGr2dTNACVQ" target="_blank">climbed gingerly</a> out of Eagle, <em>Apollo 11</em>’s lunar module, and joined Neil Armstrong on the Sea of Tranquility. Looking up, he said, “Beautiful, beautiful, magnificent desolation.” They were alone; but their presence on the moon’s silent, gray surface was the culmination of a convulsive collective effort.</p>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices429690 at http://www.technologyreview.comThe Imperative to Explorehttp://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/429711/the-imperative-to-explore/
<p>Following our first “small step for man” with the <em>Apollo 11</em> landing on the moon on July 20, 1969, there was an expectation that mankind was embarking on our ultimate journey—the expansion of humanity into the cosmos. Unfortunately, more than 43 years since that remarkable event, we have made little progress toward this larger goal, save for extended human presence in low Earth orbit. One might question the very premise of our undertaking such a journey in the first place.</p>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices429711 at http://www.technologyreview.comA New Spacecraft for Mars?http://www.technologyreview.com/view/417876/a-new-spacecraft-for-mars/
<p>Buzz Aldrin says he knows how to design and build a module that could be ready by 2019.</p><p>In an <a href="http://www.aolnews.com/opinion/article/opinion-buzz-aldrin-says-mars-is-within-our-reach-heres-how/19380071" target="_blank">op-ed on AOLNews.com</a>, Buzz Aldrin, the famous Apollo 11 astronaut, lays out a rather simple plan for sending humans to Mars by 2019: extend the shuttles by three or four missions then use commercial firms to carry crew and cargo to the space station while NASA builds a prototype spacecraft called the Exploration Module, or XM. <br /></p>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0000digitalservices417876 at http://www.technologyreview.comBuzz Aldrin Backs Obama in Scrapping Moon Programhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/417376/buzz-aldrin-backs-obama-in-scrapping-moon-program/
<p>The famous Apollo 11 astronaut says NASA’s sights should be on Mars.</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000digitalservices417376 at http://www.technologyreview.comWhat Should Be the Next U.S. Space Rocket?http://www.technologyreview.com/view/416345/what-should-be-the-next-us-space-rocket/
<p>NASA’s launch of its Ares test rocket has Buzz Aldrin questioning the vehicle’s design and outlining the need for better rockets.</p>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000digitalservices416345 at http://www.technologyreview.com